Sentence examples for be a levy on from inspiring English sources

One of these could well be a levy on property.

There should be a levy on landowners who make these huge windfall profits, and the money used to benefit the local community as a whole".

"There should be a levy on GM farmers, which would go towards compensating organic farmers if they lose their livelihood," she said.

The need to show "that we are all in this together" means that there will be a levy on banks, an increase in capital gains tax and no reduction in the top rate of income tax from 50%.

Under his plan, the current cap - £3,290 per year - would be lifted and universities would be free to charge what they like, although there would be a levy on those charging more than £6,000 per year and Browne does not expect many to charge more than £7,000.

What we need to help that industry develop is a levy on chemical fertilisers and peat.

"The funding is not 'public' [money] because the source of the money was a levy on the coal and steel industries.

One of several harmful measures is a levy on bank balance-sheets, introduced by Mr Osborne in 2012 and raised several times since.

How seriously do the decision-makers and opinion formers perceive traffic-related issues (and in particular the health effects of road traffic) to be in the urban areas of the UK? and, how effective and acceptable is a levy on workplace parking likely to be when compared with other policy options as a means of dealing with traffic-related pollution?

A severance tax is a levy on the removal of nonrenewable resources, including oil and natural gas.

Some lawmakers would particularly benefit from proposed changes to the estate tax, which is a levy on the right of rich people to transfer their assets to heirs after death.